Best Elementary Schools in New Hampshire

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 234)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
330717000461	31	Golden Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	112B Lowell Rd.	Windham	03087	Rockingham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 845-1552	1,098	60	18.4	2.9%	897 (81.7%)	10 (0.9%)	55 (5.0%)	61 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.6%)	$16,239							83.1	88.6	17	14
330351000470	32	Adeline C. Marston School	Public	3-5	4 Marston Way	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 926-8708	311	38	8.1	15.4%	262 (84.2%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.1%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$20,313							82.7	82.2	30	2
330354000154	33	Lincoln Akerman School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Exeter Rd.	Hampton Falls	03844	Rockingham County	Hampton Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 926-2539	185	24	7.6	2.2%	166 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$27,104							82.2	83.9	28	5
330003900617	34	Surry Village Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	449 Route 12A	Surry	03431	Cheshire County	Surry Village Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 357-9700	94	9	11	29.8%	83 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)								80.7	59.2	87	53
330474000279	35	Reeds Ferry School	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Lyons Rd.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 424-6215	454	38	11.9	9.3%	372 (81.9%)	6 (1.3%)	22 (4.8%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.3%)	$17,552							80.7	60.6	83	48
330297000108	36	Lincoln Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	25 Lincoln St.	Exeter	03833	Rockingham County	Exeter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 775-8860	424	36	11.7	14.9%	390 (92.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$18,332							80.5	81	33	3
330404000195	37	Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School at New London	Public	K-5	64 Cougar Ct	New London	03257	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 526-4737	353	28	12.4	9.9%	336 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$19,787							80	75.3	47	10
330498000321	38	Main Dunstable School	Public	K-5	20 Whitford Rd.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-2320	416	36	11.5	14.4%	251 (60.3%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.3%)	85 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$14,287							79.7	78.9	37	1
330498000312	39	Bicentennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	296 E. Dunstable Rd.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1760	541	40	13.5	14.2%	262 (48.4%)	15 (2.8%)	54 (10.0%)	167 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$11,875							79.5	80.8	34	5
330207000670	40	Captain Samuel Douglass Academy	Public	4-6	24 Townsend Hill Rd.	Brookline	03033	Hillsborough County	Brookline School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 673-0122	256	23	11.1	3.5%	224 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$17,482							76.9	74.4	51	11

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Mathematics, NH SAS Reading, NH SAS Science test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide